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2013 Lexus ES350

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2013 Lexus ES350 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 21.

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23Owner complaints

Model-year median: 21

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
137
2010153
201189
201223
201316
201416
201521
2016
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
4Visibility
4Service Brakes
3Unknown Or Other
3Vehicle Speed Control
3
All reported categories
Seats
2Steering
2Structure
2Electrical System
1Fuel/propulsion System
1Power Train
1Tires
1Visibility/wiper
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

23 reports with mileage · 0 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

Fuel/propulsion System complaints

1 reports
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26,000 miles · Dec 10, 2015
Fuel/propulsion System

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN THE GARAGE, IGNITION OFF. UPON GOING BACK INTO GARAGE I NOTICE A LOAD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER HITTING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY PHOB THE SOUND STOPPED. THE IS…

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FUEL PUMP DOES NOT TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IGNITION IS TURNED OFF. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN THE GARAGE, IGNITION OFF. UPON GOING BACK INTO GARAGE I NOTICE A LOAD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER HITTING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY PHOB THE SOUND STOPPED. THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE. ON 12/72015 AFTER ENERGIZING THE LOCK / UNLOCK FUNCTION ON THE KEY PHOB THE FUEL PUMP DID NOT TURN OFF AS IT DID IN THE PAST. I HAD TO START THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF TO STOP THE FUEL PUMP FROM CONSTANTLY RUNNING. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES DRAINING DOWN THE BATTERY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THAT MAYBE WE LEFT AN ACCESSORY ON BUT AFTER CAREFUL EXAMINATION THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN INTERMITTENTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM A MECHANIC AND DO HAVE A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF TODAY'S VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES SYSTEMS. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUE TO RUN IN AN ACCIDENT OR AN ISSUE OCCURS WITH AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE AND THE FUEL PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN. I HAVE A VIDEO WITH SOUND DOCUMENTING MY LAST EXPERIENCE BUT THE FILE IS TO LARGE GOT UPLOAD.

NHTSA ODI #10809380

Official recalls

1

15V728000 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Crash Imminent Braking

Nov 3, 2015

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.